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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ho Chi Minh City

10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Updated May 6, 2022

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Suoi Tien Cultural Theme Park

Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.

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Cu Chi Tunnels

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

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The Venerable Thich Quảng Đức Monument

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

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War Remnants Museum

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

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Saigon Central Post Office

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

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Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

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Reunification Palace

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

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The Former U.S. Embassy to South Vietnam

This historic spot was where America's involvement in the Vietnam War officially came to an end.
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